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Oregon at Ohio State

Sep 11, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 2

Away

Oregon

Big Ten

Final Score

35 - 28

OOS

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Ohio State

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Ohio State612
Oregon505

Passing Yards

Ohio State484
Oregon236

Rushing Yards

Ohio State128
Oregon269

Turnovers

Ohio State1
Oregon0

Game Conditions

Temperature78°F
Wind15 mph SW

Humidity

50%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

C.J. Stroud

Ohio State

YDS: 484

Rushing

CJ Verdell

Oregon

YDS: 161

Receiving

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Ohio State

YDS: 145

Tackles

Teradja Mitchell

Ohio State

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Ohio State30:14
Oregon29:46

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Oregon holds off Ohio State 35-28

Close

Oregon defeated Ohio State 35-28 in Week 2 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 505-612 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Oregon set the terms early in a game that finished 35-28. Anthony Brown pass complete to CJ Verdell for 14 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK) came with {'seconds': 51, 'minutes': 4} left in the quarter 2, giving Oregon the first major swing.

Oregon's box score carried the story: 505 total yards, 269 rushing yards, and 236 passing yards. Ohio State finished with 612 total yards, including 128 on the ground and 484 through the air.

Oregon converted 8-16 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, Oregon led 14-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was CJ Verdell run for 77 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Anthony Brown pass complete to CJ Verdell for 14 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK) (Oregon led 14-7 over Ohio State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 27 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK) (Ohio State led 7-7 over Oregon).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    CJ Verdell run for 14 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK) (Oregon led 7-0 over Ohio State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Travis Dye run for 5 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK) (Oregon led 28-14 over Ohio State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    CJ Verdell run for 77 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK) (Oregon led 21-7 over Ohio State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 26 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK) (Ohio State led 14-21 over Oregon).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    35-28

    Oregon defeated Ohio State.

  • Total yards

    505-612

    Oregon held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    269

    Oregon averaged 7.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    236

    Oregon averaged 6.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    Oregon's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-15

    Ohio State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOhio StateOregon
Total Yards612505
Passing Yards484236
Rushing Yards128269
First Downs3227
Third Down Efficiency6-158-16
Fourth Down Efficiency2-51-1
Total Penalties (Yards)8-714-35
Turnovers10
Completions / Attempts35-5417-35
Rushing Attempts3138
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs13
Kicking Points45
Possession Time30:1429:46
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)